Maldonado Week 2

Hey fam!

Well pretty normal week this week. We are looking for some new investigators... we are currently working with some incomplete families, but I'm getting bored of teaching little kids. We are trying to work some more with members... it is a really complicated time because the whole world comes here for vacations, and all of Maldonado works for the businesses that house or feed said tourists. We call it the "temporada" and it is a really hard time to work. But we are just doing our part and looking for the people that are ready now.

We're also looking for a house... our house is tiny and doesn't really work for 4 elders. We aren't really sure what we are going to do... if we are going to move together to a bigger house or if the other two are going to find a smaller house in their area. We are still kinda searching for options... it is just complicated because of all the people moving to Maldonado.

We are getting lunches. I'm the one who has to organize it, and it is all pretty crazy. But we are getting fed (and pretty well) but it involves a lot of last minute searches. It really is just a hard time to be here... we don't even have ward council or PEC, and our ward mission leader is trying to do a boot camp for the ward missionaries (how to pray, how to bear testimony, how to give a talk) and insists that we don't use them - we have RMs to use that aren't ward missionaries.

"El cerebro de mi compañero se le explotò... no tienes papel higenico?" haha that was hilarious! The family is from Columbia, so I have fun using all the little saying I know like "how's the camel" and ending every sentence with "ready?"

Well I am praying for Corry... I hope that he continues doing well in rehab and takes advantage of it. I look forward to hearing about the evaluation results.

Elder Polera is a capo. He speaks Spanish just as well as you should after 2 months in a Spanish-speaking country. ("thanks, Elder," he says) but he speaks a lot better than he thinks he does. Every once in a while I surprise him. "Well, Sister Gonzalez, Elder Polera would like to share a scripture with you!" I think I have received more death threats from Polera than I ever did from Elder Wally. haha but he is doing really well and we continue to progress. (PS Polera is apparently Italian).

Not any funny stories from me this week. I'm thinking I should write all the spiritual stuff and Elder Polera will write the funny stuff and our moms can share and you'll end up with everything. :D

Oh, mom... I need some favors from you. I need a couple of recipes. I need a no-bake cookie recipe that has oatmeal in it (maybe Clint has a good one) and I need a waffle recipe that doesn't use buttermilk (because there isn't buttermilk here). But we have a waffle maker in the house - huzzah! I also need Sarah Dial's address so I can send her a quick letter telling her I knew she couldn't make it until 25 years old! :D

Well I love you all! Say hi to Grandmapa for me, I'm praying for them!